Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. nautical A historical ship that transported the Pilgrims to America in the year 1620
Examples
“Philbrick, a prize-winning historian whose best sellers include Mayflower, is the latest to succumb to what he calls "a wonderfully seductive myth.”
“Grant as Minerva and Darwin Mayflower, his primary antagonists.”
“One of the five sub-light speed generation ships, Mayflower, is the focus of the narrative; specifically through the eyes of Rusel, who gains immortality along the voyage so that he (and other Elders) may guide the shipboard civilization through their proposed 50,000 year journey.”
“Her earliest sketches and tales, collected in a volume called The Mayflower in 1843, deal largely with her memories of her old home set down with an exiles affection.”
“She had been using her pen since she was twelve years old, in extensive correspondence, in occasional essays, in short stories and sketches, some of which appeared in a volume called The Mayflower, published in 1843, and for many years her writing for newspapers and periodicals had added appreciably to the small family income.”
“~ RT @PamRuff Last time I dumped on a sports team owner they called Mayflower so I have nothing bad to say”
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“a phantom ship, with sails set and flags blowing, the name Mayflower on her hull, rode in Plymouth Harbor that day to greet a New England pilot.”
“Now that’s not exactly a name that came over on the Mayflower, is it?”
“Let me be clear that I am not a Christian, but my own ancestors crossed the north Atlantic in a rickety boat called the Mayflower, their descendants fought against the British during the Revolutionary War, and still others founded the Cumberland Presbytery and preached against the evils of slavery.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Taking the Washington Post to School
“The Mayflower was a " sweet ship " — it had been used to haul wine, its spillage a convenient cover for odors aboard — but not sweet enough.”
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ruzuzu If April showers bring May flowers, what do Mayflowers bring?
Pilgrims. Jun 21, 2010